Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Brownies and Tea

Hi

I was hoping you'd stop by today because I wanted to share an idea with you. Come on in the kitchen. I have just started to make something yummy to have with tea. Please say you have time to stay for a cup of tea....

I am making my Mom's recipe for butterscotch brownies. Here is my old well used recipe card.

My recipes all live in this little house my talented sister painted many years ago.

Isn't it cute?

A few of the things I need.

The ingredients go in my KitchenAid mixer. Did I ever tell you that I got it at a yard sale a long time ago for only $15? That was a deal!

Mix them all up.

Put them in a greased pan and pop it in the oven for 25 minutes.

They come out looking golden and just a little bit brown around the edges.

While we are waiting for them to cool a little bit I'll get out the tray for tea. I thought we'd use mugs today and the blue willow teapot and creamer I got at a consignment shop that Fifi told me about when I was in Florida this past year.

I have this little plate with our initial on it, which I think is probably restaurant or hotel ware. I'll put the brownies on it.

Let's sit at the table by the window in my studio. I'm still very happy that I painted it white.

Everything is ready!

I'll pour you a cup.

Oh I should have asked you if you take milk! I just automatically put the milk in first just like my English aunt taught me :)

Please take a brownie while they are still warm. They are so good. I used to make these all the time and forgot how good they are and how easy to whip up in a hurry.

Now here is what I wanted to talk to you about. You know how much I like to drink tea and serve tea whenever you come to visit. Well I am going to have a tea party every Tuesday and I want you to be the first one to know about it. You are my special honored guest.

Every Tuesday I will have tea ready, and you are invited. Also I'd love it some of you would have tea parties too and link up with mine. Please spread the word.

I've made this button for you to copy and use and I'll put it on my sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by. You brought some sunshine into a very dreary day here in North Carolina. I wish you really were here to eat some of these brownies. I'm eating too many of them!!

Rhondi xo

PS For those of you who prefer coffee, I'll make sure I also have coffee for you next Tuesday!!

35 comments:

Oh Rhondi, what a beautiful tea party. You know how much I love having tea with a friend. And your tea looks so lovely. I am so looking forward to Tea Party Tuesday. I will have to shine up my serving pieces, and warm up my tea pot. Thanks so much for the beautiful invitation.

I love tea parties! Thank you so much for the kind invitation. As always, your photos and settings are very lovely. The brownies look so yummy. No milk in my tea please, but I do enjoy lemon. Thank You!

Hi Rhondi,You know I don't have a blog, but so enjoy everything you do. I'll be standing on the outside looking in for you Tea Party each Tuesday. Thanks for the invite. BTW, I happen to be a Southern gal who loves tea, but I'll pass on the milk.

Please excuse the drool within this comment, but those brownies sent me over the edge! Love old recipes with lots of spots and a loved-one's handwriting. Oh, and this Ohio/NC gal takes her tea with one Truvia please. :)

It is a dreary, damp day here, isn't it?However, after my visit in your cozy kitchen coupled with the warm tea and delicious brownie, I am feeling my spirits lift. Thank you for that.Your sister did a great job on the recipe box. Talent must run in your family. I'll be looking forward to your tea parties and may even get my act together and participate one day.

Dear Rhondi I sure needed that on this snowy day in Canada. Some of my recipe cards look just like yours. Mostly dessert ones though.I hope you don't mind, but I brought my coffee with me this time. I'm not a tea drinker unless it's herbal, for some reason tea leave my mouth feeling a little weird..sorry friend, it's just one of those things. I adore your tea pot and I would love nothing more than to sit with you and have a chat. You sound like my cup of tea : )Does it have to be tea? lolLove Claudiexoox

I love tea parties and I'm so glad you invited me today! The brownies are scrumptious and the tea is delightful! Most of all I just love sitting at your table for a good visit! Everything is so beautiful - you are a great hostess!~Adrienne~

Your brownies look delicious!! And I'd love a bit of lemon in my tea! I think your party sounds wonderful. I don't have a lot of tea things but I'd love to participate when I can. The parties are going to be a great success!

Oh, such a lovely tea tray and the brownies sound just yummy. I will take my tea plain please. I will have to see if I can make a tray and join you sometime. Thanks for the invite. I am also hosting Table Top Tuesdays and I hope you will join us from time to time too. Hugs, Marty

ooooh tea parties on Tuesday, now that sounds like a plan. I love tea parties, but I have never had butterscotch brownies. I love your blue and white cat, sitting there amongst your tea set. I have that same cat and she has followed me from Northern Jersey, to Princeton. From Hong Kong to Toronto. And now safe in Massachusetts she has weathered many moves without a single chip.Karen

Oh Rhondi...I love your Blue Willow tea service...it's beautiful. I have many of those special "old" recipes on well used (loved) recipe cards such as yours..when I pull them out to use I can always remember way back to when I wrote it up.mmm...the Butterscotch Brownies look delightfully yummy...but for now...I feel like having a cup of tea.Lovely post as always.Cheers :)Debbie

I join a tea party every tuesday night with my sewing group. This last tuesday it was my turn and I made blondies that look like your brownies. I have an old mixer I got 32 years ago and I don't think it has too much longer in it. I've been looking at the kitchen aid and it's around &800 here. I can get it for $632. When did they get to that price?

What a beautiful post! Its been a while since I stopped in to comment, but I come by a lot :) Thanks so much for the coffee and brownies :) I loved your table setting as usual, you always so such a beautiful job of making me feel at home! Hope the winter has been good to you!

Rhondi, your tea tray is so inviting. I like the blue willow on the red textile against the white wicker. It all creates such a pretty sight. The brownies look delicious. I could eat one right now.Love the idea of a weekly tea party. I don't know that I'll get to join in each week, but will certainly work toward the goal of participating. Thanks for hosting.

That looks delicious. I'd love to try the recipe since I used to love brownies but don't eat chocolate anymore. I'm trying to figure it out from your mom's recipe card, but it doesn't say what to use for the butterscotch or how much. Are you willing to part with the secret?

Rhondi darling your blog is bursting at the seams with creativity, colour and beauty. I enjoyed taking tea with you this afternoon. So glad I stumbled upon your blog, now I have a lovely place to visit daily.

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